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The Cyprus problem, also known as the Cyprus conflict, Cyprus issue, Cyprus dispute, or Cyprus question, is an ongoing dispute between the Greek Cypriot community which runs the Republic of Cyprus ( de facto only comprising the south of the island since the events of 1974) and the Turkish Cypriot community in the north of the island, where ...
Mar 4, 2024 · NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Decades on from the ethnic division of Cyprus, tensions persist along the 180-kilometer buffer zone separating breakaway Turkish Cypriots from Greek Cypriots in the internationally recognized south, the head of the United Nations peacekeeping force on the island said Monday. Colin Stewart told a ceremony marking the ...
Oct 27, 2022 · 27 Oct 2022. Turkish-Cypriot authorities could be preparing to evict United Nations peacekeepers from their bases in northern Cyprus, triggering a new political and security crisis on the divided ...
Apr 17, 2023 · An Island Divided: Next Steps for Troubled Cyprus. Greek and Turkish Cypriots have moved farther apart since a failed summit in 2017, hampering cooperation in several important matters and increasing tensions in the eastern Mediterranean. Hopes for reunifying Cyprus are faint at present, but the parties can still work toward more modest goals.
Nov 8, 2016 · Cyprus has 1.1 million inhabitants, about the same as Rhode Island, but in an area around three and a half times the size. About 78 percent are Greek Cypriots (most of them Orthodox Christians ...
Jun 7, 2021 · Since 2018, Cyprus has begun joint military exercises and training with the US, sent its first security attaché to Washington and begun to receive US troops and ships. Turkey, too, is expanding ...
Feb 10, 2024 · Cyprus (Greek Κύπρος, Turkish Kıbrıs, ) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. After Sicily and Sardinia, Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Although the island is geographically in Asia it is politically and culturally a European country and is a member of the European Union .
